{"id":29906,"date":"2023-02-15T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29906"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:30:45","slug":"review-the-last-party-by-clare-mackintosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/15\/review-the-last-party-by-clare-mackintosh\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29906\" data-postid=\"29906\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29906 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_qz0z124 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_uwyj124 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_akrz124 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh.jpg?resize=331%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29907\" title=\"the-last-party-clare-mackintosh\" alt=\"the-last-party-clare-mackintosh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh.jpg?w=331&amp;ssl=1 331w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_505x124 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It&#8217;s the party to end all parties&#8230;.but not everyone is here to celebrate.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"a-text-italic\">On New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/span>, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests.\u00a0His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he&#8217;s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"a-text-italic\">On New Year&#8217;s Day<\/span>, Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects.\u00a0The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbors, friends and family\u2014and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn&#8217;t who wanted Rhys dead&#8230;but who finally killed him.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In a village with this many secrets, murder is just the beginning.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_mlie124 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q1ki124  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 8, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>DC Morgan<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks Landmark\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">When the body of a ban is found floating in a lake bordering England and Wales, DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leo Brady, who work for different police forces, are paired up to investigate. The victim is identified as Rhys Lloyd, and he was murdered at his own New Year&#8217;s Eve party. The murder took place in Cwm Coed, a small village in Wales, and Ffion has some kind of tie to almost everyone involved in the investigation. After an awkward beginning, Leo is learning to like working with Ffion, but he can tell she is hiding something and isn\u2019t sure he can trust her.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book starts out slowly, but once the story got going, I didn&#8217;t want to put it down. As the investigation continues, it becomes harder to find anyone who didn&#8217;t have a motive to kill Rhys than it is to find someone who did. Mixed in with the chapters told from Ffion and Leo&#8217;s points-of-view are chapters told from many of the people who attended Rhys&#8217;s party. These chapters show in detail just how much of a motive the suspects had to kill him. These chapters also helped me get to know and keep track of the large cast of characters in this book.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">One of the things I really loved about the book is the way Ffion and Leo bring out the best in each other. There is going to be a follow-up book featuring Ffion, and I hope Leo plays a role in it, too. I am definitely interested in reading it when it comes out. There are many twists and turns in this book, and I was very surprised when all the facts came out. The strong finish helped make up for the slower start, and I can\u2019t wait to read more in this series.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hrip124 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YMEpwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3lBa46e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh\/1140960267?ean=9781728250984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-last-party-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Clare_Mackintosh_The_Last_Party?id=pZheEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At midnight, one of them is dead. 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By morning, all of them are suspects.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It's the party to end all parties....but not everyone is here to celebrate.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests.\u00a0His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On New Year's Day, Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects.\u00a0The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbors, friends and family\u2014and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead...but who finally killed him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a village with this many secrets, murder is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 8, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>DC Morgan<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks Landmark\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">When the body of a ban is found floating in a lake bordering England and Wales, DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leo Brady, who work for different police forces, are paired up to investigate. The victim is identified as Rhys Lloyd, and he was murdered at his own New Year's Eve party. The murder took place in Cwm Coed, a small village in Wales, and Ffion has some kind of tie to almost everyone involved in the investigation. After an awkward beginning, Leo is learning to like working with Ffion, but he can tell she is hiding something and isn\u2019t sure he can trust her.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This book starts out slowly, but once the story got going, I didn't want to put it down. As the investigation continues, it becomes harder to find anyone who didn't have a motive to kill Rhys than it is to find someone who did. Mixed in with the chapters told from Ffion and Leo's points-of-view are chapters told from many of the people who attended Rhys's party. These chapters show in detail just how much of a motive the suspects had to kill him. These chapters also helped me get to know and keep track of the large cast of characters in this book.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">One of the things I really loved about the book is the way Ffion and Leo bring out the best in each other. There is going to be a follow-up book featuring Ffion, and I hope Leo plays a role in it, too. I am definitely interested in reading it when it comes out. There are many twists and turns in this book, and I was very surprised when all the facts came out. The strong finish helped make up for the slower start, and I can\u2019t wait to read more in this series.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YMEpwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3lBa46e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-last-party-clare-mackintosh\/1140960267?ean=9781728250984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-last-party-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Clare_Mackintosh_The_Last_Party?id=pZheEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29906"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29914,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29906\/revisions\/29914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}